At 10:15 Monday night, the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic, about seven hours ahead of schedule and $5 billion over budget. The $6.4 billion, self ...

Night markets have injected some much-needed life into San Francisco's night hours. Now, across the Bay Bridge, Oakland’s Chinatown has announced it will host its first night market on Saturday.

Drivers’ cost to cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the Antioch, Benicia, Carquinez, Richmond-San Rafael, San Mateo and Dumbarton spans will rise from $7 to $8. That charge covers two-axle ...